Stories from Friday, August 23, 1991

In balmy conditions, the kind you would order special if you could, the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band concluded its 64th summer season Wednesday night. The Jackson Municipal Band, playing at the gazebo of that city's picturesque courthouse, wrapped up its musical schedule Thursday. ...

Although it was never codified as one of his own, Murphy would surely have endorsed both the logic and validity of our Law of Unintended Consequences. Briefly, this "law" declares that the original intent of any corrective measure is seldom achieved and instead produces consequences never intended and seldom beneficial...

Wipe that smirk off your face, your honor. The William Kennedy Smith rape accusations in West Palm Beach touched off all varieties of legal, societal and political controversies. In the abstract, it has given us all something to think about: the realities of date rape, concerns about media coverage, questions about favored treatment for the rich and famous...

Cape Girardeau Public School's new superintendent Neyland Clark plans to start school with a pep rally for the educational team. Team members, including local business leaders, teachers, cafeteria workers, custodians and school support staff, will meet Wednesday at the Show Me Center...

Kelly Russell, a 14-year-old sophomore at Cape Girardeau Central High School, won first place in one category of the 'Teen magazine Superface contest. Her photo appears in the September issue of the magazine. Russell was one of 20 girls selected as winners from more than 10,000 entries. Of the 20 winners, Russell is the only one from Missouri and only one of two from the Midwest to win...

Cape Girardeau city officials say they're frustrated at Greyhound Bus Co.'s inability to find a suitable terminal location here, but that there's little the city can do to assist the private company. The last location for the Cape Girardeau terminal, the Spanky's convenience store at 353 S. Kingshighway, closed July 22 because the site wasn't properly zoned...

A central processing center for mail in Southeast Missouri will be situated in the Cape West Industrial Park, Cape Girardeau Postmaster Mike Keefe said Thursday. The postal service has agreed to lease a 37,604-square-foot building from Drury Development Corp., which will house the processing center...

The future of Missouri transportation will be the focus of a public meeting in Cape Girardeau on Sept. 3. The meeting is one of five meetings that officials of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department have scheduled around the state. One meeting was held in Chillicothe in northern Missouri Aug. 13, and others have been scheduled in Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City...

Students resumed classes at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau and the Jackson R-2 School District Thursday, and administrators at both said the new school year started smoothly. "I feel it's an excellent start," said Jackson Superintendent Wayne Maupin. "I really got to hand it to all our people in getting the school year started. It appeared we had been in school a couple of weeks."...

State Reps. Joe Driskill and Gene Copeland are critical of a plan prepared by the Missouri House Redistricting Commission. And Rep. Ollie Amick, D-Scott City, is upset about a last minute change Tuesday night that split his home city into two districts...

ST. LOUIS The St. Louis District Army Corps of Engineers ordered its dredge Potter, and the civilian contract dredge America back to work this month as the Mississippi River continued to drop to its late summer and early fall stages. The dredging began a few weeks ahead of the busiest time of the year for the barge and towing industry. ...

The city of Cape Girardeau announced Thursday that Ozark Limousine Service of Farmington has agreed to provide a daily Greyhound shuttle service between Cape Girardeau, Sikeston and St. Louis. City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said Thursday that the company will provide a shuttle van to take Greyhound bus passengers from Cape Girardeau to the two locations...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wesley Strong, 224 S. Forester, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:46 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1991. Name, Brandi Michelle. Weight, 7 pounds 14 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Strong is the former Berla Prater, daughter of Edith Prater of Jackson, and David and Ruth Ann Prater of Paragould, Ark. Strong is employed at Havco Wood Products, and is the son of Everett and Louise Crites of Piedmont...

PERRYVILLE -- Joseph L. Kutz, 76, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1991, at American Care Center. He was born Nov. 2, 1914, in Perry County, son of Henry and Rosa E. Dosenbach Kutz. Kutz was a plumber, and veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion, VFW, AmVets, and Plumbers Union in St. Louis. He was also founder and member of Biehle Social Club...

SIKESTON -- Leo McCormick Sr., 65, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1991, at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born March 6, 1926, at Vanduser, son of William Edward and Bertha Mae Jones McCormick. He married Doris Hopper Oct. 4, 1974...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Dr. Bernard M. Baker, 66, of Cairo, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 1991, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion. He was born May 4, 1925, in Charleston, Mo., son of Silas L. and Nellie Pearl Gregory Baker. He first married Doris Finwick, who survives in St. Louis. He and Belinda Macandog were married Nov. 9, 1984...

PERRYVILLE -- Marie Toleta Schmidt, 90, of Perryville, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 21, 1901, at Perryville, daughter of Frank and Mary Blechle Brown. She married Martin J. Schmidt May 4, 1926. He died Jan. 5, 1965...

Hazel Cotner, 96, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1991, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1894, at Old Appleton, daughter of John and Zerllinea Cotner Lowes. She married Ray Cotner Oct. 22, 1913, at Jackson. He died Oct. 11, 1955...

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Luther R. Smith, 75, of Sedgewickville Route 1, died Thursday morning, Aug. 22, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was born May 30, 1916, at Sedgewickville, son of M. Rosewll and Tava Statler Smith...

MCCLURE, Ill. - Henrietta L.F. Brown, of McClure, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 22, 1991 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was 69. She was married to Donner Brown of McClure. He survives. Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Norma E. Powers, 78, of East Prairie Route 1, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 13, 1913 in East Prairie, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Pope Mansfield. She lived her entire life near East Prairie, where she attended and graduated from East Prairie Schools. She attended Southeast Missouri Teachers College where she majored in elementary education...

Four Cape Girardeau members of Future Business Leaders of America recently attended a leadership conference in Jefferson City. Attending were Lorie Bollinger, Anna Fornkahl, Amanda Ing and Shawn McLain. The FBLA statewide convention is held annually. The agenda included workshops on professional development, teamwork, goal setting, parliamentary procedure and developing better leadership skills...

Jane Bolen-Clayton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bolen of Cape Girardeau, recently graduated with honors from Parsons School of Design in New York City. She earned an associates degree in Applied Science. Bolen-Clayton concentrated her studies in interior design...

JACKSON -- SrA. Lori Kingsella, a medical and dental stock fund accounting technician with accounting and finance, was selected as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Comptroller Airman of the Quarter for January through March. Her selection as airman of the quarter, over airmen from 21 other Air Forces bases in Europe, was based upon her exceptional performance, said Capt. Laura Hickman, accounting and finance officer...

Sarah Lah of Cape Girardeau has been named National Coed Hostess representing Missouri at the National Miss American Coed Pageant to be held today through Aug. 27 in Hawaii. Lah, 17, is the daughter of David Lah and the late Geraldine Lah. She was given the chance to earn her title as a National Coed Hostess by selling the most ads in the pageant book at the state level. State pageants are held in nearly every state and are open to girls between the ages of 16 and 19...

A group of local youngsters will perform informal concerts on digital keyboards Saturday at West Park Mall. Performances are planned at 1:30, 2, 2:20 and 3 p.m. The youngsters are students of Janet and Don Presson in a "Keyboard Kids" class which utilizes digital keyboards and computers...

Orientation meetings are planned next week for kindergarten, first and second grade students at Charles C. Clippard Elementary School. On Tuesday, the school is hosting an orientation meeting for kindergarten students. This meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Linda Hill, the kindergarten teacher, will discuss plans for the year and answer questions. Parents may bring their children...